Sculptural detail, Chateau de Chenonceau
Carved wooden pilaster with atlante figure, in the Bedroom of Cesar de Vendome, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514n"22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570n"76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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